Stronghold 3 Patch Notes

Stronghold 3 Information
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By Asophix

Stronghold 3 has seen numerous official patches during its active support time. For archival purposes, a collection of patch notes can be read below, detailing most applicable changes.

Note: some of the original note entries have been reworded and/or added extra clarification info. A list of the official patch notes can be found here.

Patch 2011-11-03:

Features

Game speed added - controllable via Numpad +/-
Buildings can now be placed on top of workers and animals. The game will move the workers or animals out of the way
Map Editor added to the Steam Interface: View -> Tools -> Stronghold 3 - Map Editor
Extra large map size added to the Map Editor
New Freebuild map: Abandoned Lands

Bugfixes

Mouse cursor handling / interaction improved
Military units will always scan for new targets after the last one has moved out of range or died
Archers and Rangers can attack walls and buildings
Wolves can no longer climb ladders
Siege equipment can no longer climb walls / towers
Resolution change no longer incurs a crash
Peasants return to the population properly when unassigned from a stone quarry / iron mine
The tutorial can properly be resumed or quit.
Cleared up some pathfinding issues Tower of London map
Peace time from multiplayer games no longer carries on to single player games
Hostile animals respond to missile fire
French keyboard layout (AZERTY) handling fixed

Patch 2011-11-11:

Features

Snap wall placement added - holding Ctrl allows extending walls in a straight line, or perpendicularly
Support for Windows left-handed mouse handling added
Camera no longer goes below sea level

Balancing

Villagers occasionally visit the Inn
Trebuchet re-added to War Mission 11 (A Glimmer of Hope)

Bugfixes

Units are no longer stuck in T-Pose upon loading a map (applies to Engineers too upon engine placement)
Troops no longer walk through walls
Men-at-arms no longer throw spears through walls, when engaging a target behind a wall
Ranged units no longer get stuck twitching / losing aggro after a target moves out of line of sight
Ranged units no longer try to melee targets that are initially out of line of sight
Chandler's Workshop can be turned off
Peasant models no longer appear permanently attached to mines/quarries/farms and units
Trebuchets pack and unpack properly
Units no longer appear as if they belonged to the neutral team after load
Camera hotkeys correctly select their targets
Shadows no longer show open buildings
Waterfalls no longer duplicate in the Map Editor after save & reload
RU, PL & CZ localisations no longer get cut off on buttons

Patch 1.4.24706 (released 2011-11-18):

Features

Added 3 difficulty levels - Easy, Normal, Hard. This affects food consumption rates and troop numbers
Added King of the Hill multiplayer mode
Added 45° rotation to buildings (applicable by pressing Ctrl and scrolling with the mouse wheel)

Balancing

Animals no longer count as enemies

Bugfixes

Sound cache system memory footprint reduced
Pathfinding on repaired walls fixed
Repaired walls appear correctly after reloading a save

Patch 1.5.24824 (released 2011-11-25):

Features

Added minimap and warning notifications
Added an indicator to show the Keep's relative location, when it is not on screen
Added selectable building and troop limits to Multiplayer

Balancing

Defensive bonus on walls and towers increased
Troop aggressive stance attack range doubled

Bugfixes

Improved unit control when disengaging from combat
Game loads in the proper resolution
Units no longer change stance when moved
Multiplayer games go out-of-sync less

Patch 1.6.24988 (released 2011-12-02):

Features

Added control panel to Freebuild mode with the following options: Launch Invasion, Give Gold, Set Difficulty, Set Random Events
New Freebuild map: Threefish River
Added the "N" hotkey, jumping to notifications when pressed
Stairs and wall attachments can be slided along wall edges
Delete and Repair requires a mouse click

Balancing

The Lord no longer contributes to the total population
Troop aggressive stance attack range doubled

Bugfixes

Ruins and other structures can be attacked
Game loads in the proper resolution
Units no longer change stance when moved
Multiplayer sync problems reduced
War Mission 11 no longer crashes when a Trebuchet is commanded to fire at a tower
Blood and sparks no longer appear attached to troops
Trees now sway in the wind

Patch 1.7.25308 (released 2011-12-23):

Features

New Historical Siege maps - Dunnottar, Castillo de Coca
New Deathmatch Multiplayer maps - Deadwood (4p), The Dead Shore (2p)
Games can be loaded with a double-click
Multiplayer - added lord model selection (Lady Catherine, The Jackal, Bishop Redham, Earl Swinefoot, The Rat, The Wolf)
Multiplayer - added difficulty levels and starting gold settings
Multiplayer - advanced settings are visible to all players
Added body fall and thud sounds for troops
Added a selection of group troop responses
Added army screams for group attack
Sounds added to Harpoon Launcher and Burning Logs

Balancing

Troop formations containing different units move at the same speed
Worker peasants fight back against hostile units and animals
Wolf damage and health reduced

Bugfixes

War Mission 10 estate can be captured properly
ES & DE localisations appear correctly

Patch 1.7.25411 (released 2012-01-06):

Features

Added building rotation hotkey ("Shift" or "Ctrl" + Q/E)

Balancing

Some building footprints reduced

Bugfixes

Fletchers no longer craft bows in the stockpile
Closing a gatehouse when troops are inside no longer causes a crash
Wall sections no longer disappear after loading a save
Campaign continues properly after loading a save
Troops no longer fall through Stone Bridges

Patch 1.8.28566 (released 2012-01-27):

Features

Added Patrol option between two points
Added assembly points for Barracks units
Formation troops move at uniform speed upon single right-click, and varied speed upon double right-click

Balancing

Wall system reworked (mostly to prevent small leftover wall chunks after deleting them)
Worker peasants fight back against hostile units and animals
Wolf damage and health reduced

Bugfixes

Sync issues related to mounted Knights, walls and multiplayer lord model pick fixed
ES & DE localisations appear correctly
Walls no longer cause attachments to disappear
Woodcutters no longer get stuck in the Stockpile
Troop stance is no longer randomly changed to aggressive
War Mission 14 - units no longer get stuck around walls
War Mission 15 - the Lord no longer respawns after loading a save
Freelook - rendering is done properly with projectiles
Freelook - troops are no longer invincible
Objects embedded in walls appear at the correct height
Boiling oil no longer harms friendly troops on gates
Audio is no longer cutting when troops attack walls
Tower equipment can no longer attack during Multiplayer peace time
Previously completed missions properly appear unlocked in the mission selection menu, after loading a save

Patch 1.9.26498 (released 2012-03-01):

Features

Added automatic Multiplayer resync
Added 10-second refresh to Multiplayer lobby
Removed autosave from Multiplayer games
Formation troops move at uniform speed upon single right-click, and varied speed upon double right-click
Added "Toggle All Production" button to the Keep
Pressing Shift increases traded good quantity
Attack-Move added (hold Ctrl while moving a selection)
"Texture Quality" added to settings
User Map selection shows objectives and descriptions
Re-orderings and initial consumption setting tweaks for Church & Inn
Traded goods value in gold is shown in the trade panel
Added F1 to open Freebuild settings panel

Balancing

Multiplayer - starting resource limits increased
Multiplayer - Ladderman added (works just like in SH2 and SHL)
Multiplayer - Siege Tower added (works just like in SHL)
Multiplayer - enemy estates can no longer be pathed to during peace time
Multiplayer - building limit set to 100
Burning Carts no longer attack or affect stone buildings

Bugfixes

Knight movespeed is set normally after a horse is killed
Fraction for goods sold no longer appears, when there is less than 1 in stock
Fixed skybox for Freelook mode

Patch 1.10.27781 (released 2012-05-12):

Features

Added automatic Multiplayer resync
Added rally points to the Siege Camp
Added Coronation Mode to Multiplayer - starting off at lowest rank, the first player reaching Emperor wins; keeps are upgradable
Added VSync to settings
Added fullscreen/windows mode to settings
Camera tilt removed from zooming out
Added CTF-specific messages, notifications and minimap icons
Gameplay speed is displayed on the interface
Gameplay speed additional toggle via I/O added
Mouse cursor is locked to the window when SH3 is active
Saved games can be deleted from the "Load Game" screen
Message log history increased and can be viewed by scrolling

Balancing

Peasant movement speed increased by 2/3
Added autobuy + autosell feature for Market
Market is no longer required for trade
Immigration rates increased (higher for Multiplayer)
Farms production rate increased by 25%
Bread production rate increased by 40%
Vegetable Garden production rate and delivery rate increased by 50%
Man-at-arms always walks
Maceman, Armed Peasant, Monk always runs
Pikeman movement speed slightly increased
Ranged troops can attack troops behind walls

Bugfixes

Scripts are called four times less often
Actor skins are pooled rather than always recreated
Sound memory usage optimised
Control groups properly persist through saves
Ox tethers no longer break the Keep's 'toggle all production' functionality
Storage buildings no longer open their panel upon placement
Units no longer get deselected while operating the GUI
Chat is disabled in single-player
Second health bar draws correctly (after positive Fear Factor)
FR & DE keyboard fixes
Audio fixes when the Lord is part of a selection with other troops present
Added and reformatted tooltips for troops and buildings
The hotkey "L" properly selects the Lord
Village estates no longer contribute to the building limit
Honor is properly calculated in the end-game stats
Trebuchet, Battering Ram and Burning Cart can stop properly